The origin of Ashkenazi Jewry : the controversy unraveled / Jits van Straten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Straten, Jits van.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Europe--History.

Jews.

Jews--Europe, Eastern--History.

Ethnicity--Europe.

Ethnicity.

Khazars.

Jews--Origin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Walter de Gruyter, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Where do East European Jews - about 90 percent of Ashkenazi Jewry - descend from? This book conveys new insights into a century-old controversy. Jits van Straten argues that there is no evidence for the most common assumption that German Jews fled en masse to Eastern Europe to constitute East European Jewry. Dealing with another much debated theory, van Straten points to the fact that there is no way to identify the descendants of the Khazars in the Ashkenazi population. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the author draws heavily on demographic findings which are vital to evaluate the conclusions of modern DNA research. Finally, it is suggested that East European Jews are mainly descendants of Ukrainians and Belarussians. UPDATE: The article "The origin of East European Ashkenazim via a southern route" (Aschkenas 2017; 27(1): 239-270) is intended to clarify the origin of East European Jewry between roughly 300 BCE and 1000 CE. It is a supplement to this book.

Contents:

The controversy : Germany or Khazaria

The Khazars

The development of Ashkenazi Jewry by region : France, Germany, Bohemia, Moravia Silesia, and Hungary

The development of Ashkenazi Jewry by region : Poland, Lithuania, and Russia from 1500 to 1900 : the Numerical increase

Yiddish

Genetic research (and Anthropology)

The revised origin and development of East European Jewry.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613165602

9781283165600

1283165600

9783110236064

3110236060

OCLC:

723945514